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Boy fights for life after electric shock
A teenage boy is fighting for life after he touched high-voltage power lines at a
railyard in the city of Bundaberg.
The boy came into contact with the overhead lines after climbing onto a freight
container just before midnight (AEST) on Wednesday, police said.
"The youth suffered second degree burns to 30 per cent of his body and his injuries
are life threatening," police said.
He was flown to the Royal Brisbane Hospital on Thursday morning.
railyard in the city of Bundaberg.
The boy came into contact with the overhead lines after climbing onto a freight
container just before midnight (AEST) on Wednesday, police said.
"The youth suffered second degree burns to 30 per cent of his body and his injuries
are life threatening," police said.
He was flown to the Royal Brisbane Hospital on Thursday morning.
